U.S. stocks end with solid gains as oil prices slide

KateGibson

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks rose on Monday, with moods brightened by a report that Hewlett-Packard Co. is closing in on a deal to buy Electronic Data Systems Corp. for as much as $13 billion, as well as oil's retreat from record highs. The Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA, +0.34%
gained 130.43 points, or 1%, to 12,876.31. The S&P 500
SPX, +0.32%
rose 15.3 points, or 1.1%, to 1,403.58, while the Nasdaq Composite
COMP, +0.32%
jumped 42.97 points, or 1.8%, to 2,488.49.

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